If you’re interested in the financial side of running a business, this course could be the perfect preparation for your career. BA (Hons) Business Management [Finance Pathway] will set you apart from other job applicants by giving you an understanding of the theory and practical applications of financial management.
In LSBU Business School, our focus is on application, so we include live case studies, guest lectures and speakers, and you have opportunities to put your skills in to practice with consulting, projects, live briefs and competitions. We also have a dedicated Business School Commercial Experience and Employability Team, helping you get access to the career opportunities you want. You can also choose to take this course with a one year placement; a great way to boost your networks and employability.
ModeFull-time | Duration3 years | Start dateSeptember | Application codeN237 | Application method UCAS |
ModeFull-time (with placement) | Duration4 years | Start dateSeptember | Application codeN237 | Application method UCAS |
ModeFull-time | Duration3 years | Start dateJanuary | Application codeN237 | Application method UCAS |
ModeFull-time (with placement) | Duration4 years | Start dateJanuary | Application codeN237 | Application method UCAS |
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If you have already completed some studies at another university, we may be able to consider you for advanced entry. Please see our advanced entry page for more information.
£9250.00
Tuition fees for home students
£15900.00
Tuition fees for international students
Tuition fees are subject to annual inflationary increases. Find out more about tuition fees
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5801 | Session code: 1FS03 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5801 | Session code: 1FS13 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 1FS03 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 1FS13 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5801 | Session code: 2FS03 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5801 | Session code: 2FS13 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 2FS03 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 2FS13 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5801 | Session code: 3FS13 |
Total course fee: |
UK: £27750.00 |
International: £47700.00 |
UK fee: £0.00 | International fee: £0.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 3FS03 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £0.00 | International fee: £0.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 3FS13 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 4FS03 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
UK fee: £9250.00 | International fee: £15900.00 |
AOS/LSBU code: 5802 | Session code: 4FS13 |
Total course fee: |
UK (excluding any optional years): £27750.00 |
UK (including any optional years): £27750.00 |
International (excluding any optional years): £47700.00 |
International (including any optional years): £47700.00 |
For more information, including how and when to pay, see our fees and funding section for undergraduate students.
Please check your fee status and whether you are considered a Home, EU or International student for fee-paying purposes and for our regulatory returns, by reading the UKCISA regulations.
See our Tuition Fees Regulations (PDF File 391 KB) and Refund Policy (PDF File 775 KB).
The University reserves the right to increase its fees in line with changes to legislation, regulation and any government guidance or decisions.
The fees for international students are reviewed annually and the University reserves the right to increase the tuition fees in line with the RPIX measure of inflation up to 4 per cent.
We offer several types of fee reduction through our scholarships and bursaries. Find the full list and other useful information on our scholarships page.
The course is not currently open to international students.
International (non Home) applicants should follow our international how to apply guide.
Mode Full-time | Duration 3 years | Start date September | Application code N237 | Application method UCAS |
Mode Full-time (with placement) | Duration 4 years | Start date September | Application code N237 | Application method UCAS |
Mode Full-time | Duration 3 years | Start date January | Application code N237 | Application method UCAS |
Mode Full-time (with placement) | Duration 4 years | Start date January | Application code N237 | Application method UCAS |
Once we have made you an offer, you can apply for accommodation. You can rent from LSBU and you’ll deal directly with the university, not third party providers. That means we can guarantee you options to suit all budgets, with clear tenancy agreements and all-inclusive rents that include insurance for your personal belongings, internet access in each bedroom and on-site laundry facilities.
Or, if you’d rather rent privately, we can give you a list of landlords – just ask our Accommodation Service.
Read more about applying for accommodation at LSBU.
You don't need to wait for a confirmed place on a course to start applying for student finance. Read how to pay your fees as an undergraduate student.
After you’ve received your offer we’ll send you emails about events we run to help you prepare for your course.
Before you start your course we’ll send you information on what you’ll need to do before you arrive and during your first few days on campus. You can read about the process on our Welcome Week pages.
The course has been created to combine theory with current industry practice. This way, you can develop an understanding of the relevant knowledge and skills you need to apply for business management and financial roles.
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At LSBU, we want to set you up for a successful career. During your studies – and for two years after you graduate – you’ll have access to our Employability Service, which includes:
Our Student Enterprise team can also help you start your own business and develop valuable entrepreneurial skills.
All the way through the course, employability skills are promoted by our academic staff and in School Employability Team. This includes teaching via a dedicated employability module in business practices, guest speakers from industry, business insights, graduate start-up and entrepreneur schemes.
You’ll be prepared when you graduate for a career in business, management and finance, and our graduates have gone onto jobs such as:
In recognition of the School’s entrepreneurial culture and leading-edge practice, it has Centre of Excellence status: the IoEE’s (Institute of Enterprise and Entrepreneurs) flagship organisational accreditation for organisations that promote and deliver enterprise skills development.
This course is accredited by the Chartered Institute of Management Accountants (CIMA) is the world's largest professional body of management accountants offering the most relevant accounting qualification for a career in business. The course is also accredited by ACCA.
LSBU Business School is an esteemed member institution of the Business Graduates Association (BGA), an international membership and quality assurance body of world-leading and high-potential Business Schools who share a commitment for responsible management practices and lifelong learning, and are looking to provide positive impact on their students, communities, and the economy as a whole. BGA is the sister brand to the Association of MBAs (AMBA), the world's impartial authority on postgraduate management education.
As a BGA member institution, students of LSBU Business School are able to access BGA's individual membership, which offers a range of tools and resources designed to support the professional and personal development of business students and graduates, free of charge. This includes CV building services, a job search function, skill assessments, thought-leadership, partner discounts and much more.
One of the most exciting parts of this course is the opportunity to undertake a one year work-placement in your third year. The course team work closely with both our Placement Officers in the Student Centre and Enterprise Centre to ensure you are placed in suitable working environments. You'll be given guidance and assistance with respect to finding a placement, CV preparation and the application process. Most placements are within the London area. Or, if you have an idea for a new business you’d like to work on, you can spend your third year developing this in our Enterprise Centre.
Your learning materials are available on the Virtual Learning Environment so you can access them any time. Seminars make use of group-work and discussions, workshops and computer lab work.
Read more about our student services.
Lectures and seminars | Self-directed study | |
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Year 1 | 30% | 70% |
Year 2 | 30% | 70% |
Business students benefit from a number of facilities and software available within the LSBU Business School, but are also host to a whole number of extracurricular activities that help prepare students for the world of work.
Below is a list of extracurricular activities which students can get involved in, utilising the facilities which we have available, to make the learning process at LSBU much more practical and hands-on.
As an undergraduate student in LSBU Business School, your personal development and wellbeing is very important to us, so we have developed a personal tutoring system that is tailored to your individual and group needs.
Firstly, you will be allocated a personal tutor who will be available to you on a 1:1 basis as well as facilitating group personal tutoring sessions which will be designed to enhance your academic and personal development within your degree programme.
In addition to an allocated personal tutor, there will also be a personal tutor available ‘on call’ in a designated room, called ‘Talk’, for confidential 1:1 pastoral care meetings every day of the academic semester from 9am to 8pm. This personal tutor can be seen by appointment or within a few minutes in order to assist you with any concerns that you may have.
Our personal tutoring motto is that we want you to "Achieve, Succeed & Excel".